Night of Cornerstone Thursday

Night of Cornerstone will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Cornerstone Church at 202 North Fourth Street. The Night of Cornerstone is an opportunity for adults and children. Night of Cornerstone is a time for worship, prayer and fellowship, with a special program for children.

Meidl to celebrate ordination

Rev. Gerald S. Meidl is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood in the Diocese of New Ulm on Sunday, June 9, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. There will be a Mass of Thanksgiving at noon. A reception will follow in Leifeld Hall. Meidl served at Holy Redeemer from June 1982-1986 as an associate pastor and campus minister then as pastor from June 1993-2007.

His address is Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 605 N State, New Ulm, MN 56073 if you would like to send a card.

100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police in eastern Pakistan arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book, officials said Monday.

The mob went on a rampage Saturday after locals said they saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two Christian men’s house and accused the son of being behind it, setting their house and shoemaking factory on fire in the city of Sargodha in Punjab province, said senior police officer Assad Ijaz Malhi. They also attacked the son.

Malhi said police forces rescued the two wounded men and transported them to a hospital where they were in stable condition, and that at least 100 men were arrested following multiple police raids. Authorities were chasing others who may have been involved in the attack, he said.

The blaze fully incinerated the factory and parts of the house, residents and the police said.